Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2016

Strategic technology trends have the potential for significant impact on an organization, including a high potential for disruption to the business, end users or IT; the need for a major investment; or the risk of being late to adopt. The top 10 technology trends that will be strategic for most organizations in 2016 were revealed by Gartner, Inc. during the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, held this week in Orlando. “Gartner’s top 10 strategic technology trends will shape digital business opportunities through 2020,” said David Cearley, vice president and Gartner Fellow. “The first three trends address merging the physical and virtual worlds and the emergence of the digital mesh. While organizations focus on digital business today, algorithmic business is emerging. Algorithms — relationships and interconnections — define the future of business. In algorithmic…